Infineon settles patent infringement row with Atmel
German chipmaker Infineon ( id="symbol_IFXGn.DE_0">IFXGn.DE) said it has settled a patent infringement claim against Atmel ( id="symbol_ATML.OATML.O), ending a legal dispute that has been ongoing for more than two years.
_0">As part of the settlement, Atmel will pay Infineon an undisclosed sum, Infineon sad in a statement on Friday.
_1">Infineon initiated proceedings against Atmel in April 2011, filing a complaint against the company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The patents in the suit and countersuit are related to microcontrollers.
(Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Christoph Steitz)
